He wouldn't cost TT a comp pick and sounds as if he should be available for about what they would have to pay for Jones and PeppersIf you added him to the mix then getting a pass rusher out of the draft is a lower priority. They could get a DB with the lst and get a good tight end with the second

Perhaps the biggest benefit of getting Barwin is that round one (or just possibly round 2) of the draft would not almost have to be a pass rusher.

I used to think that rounds 1,2,3 of the draft were likely to be pass rusher, corner, tight end, in some order. If Barwin was signed, to go with TE Bennett, those first three rounds are much harder to predict. Then it would probably be cornerback, ?, ?. The Packers might still go OLB/CB/TE, even with the additions, but it gives them options to go somewhere else, like WR, RB, ILB, DE.

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Perhaps the biggest benefit of getting Barwin is that round one (or just possibly round 2) of the draft would not almost have to be a pass rusher.

I used to think that rounds 1,2,3 of the draft were likely to be pass rusher, corner, tight end, in some order. If Barwin was signed, to go with TE Bennett, those first three rounds are much harder to predict. Then it would probably be cornerback, ?, ?. The Packers might still go OLB/CB/TE, even with the additions, but it gives them options to go somewhere else, like WR, RB, ILB, DE.

Agree 100%.

It would allow you to go with true best player available and not draft for need.

Being able to go best player available is a huge advantage- that is how we got guys like Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson.

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Barwin would be a good fit in GB. It comes down to cash. Is he looking to strike it big? If he's looking for a good chance to get a ring, GB is the place. Plus, he needs to be in a 3/4, which fit him better than a 4/3.